Wizard Earl

Under normal circumstances, Connor would not be foolish enough to meet with Filo under such a huge risk. But what makes Connor want to cry is that, by sheer coincidence, he has brought Dezelby and his group to the Navas Forest!

Based on Connor's understanding of Philo's behavior and what he learned from Margaret about the Storm Church's efforts to search for and capture Philo, Connor judged that Philo, in order to survive, would certainly not leave Navas Forest rashly. He was most likely still staying in Navas Forest, this natural haven, to evade the Storm Church's pursuit and wait for things to calm down.

In order to cooperate better, Connor gave Firo a location-tracking enchanted item in the black package he gave her at the bookstore. As long as the distance between him and Firo was no more than ten kilometers, they could determine each other's location through the location-tracking enchanted item. So this meant that Connor could choose not to look for Firo, but Firo might still come looking for him.

Do not!

Not necessarily!

Absolutely!

Connor was certain that if Firo discovered he was also in the Navas Forest by locating the enchanted objects, he would definitely come looking for him in order to divert the pressure from the Church of Storms and try to drag him into the mess. While that would certainly help Firo himself, it would mean a big problem for Connor!

Realizing the risk from the information transmitted by Varga, Connor immediately decided to destroy the tracking artifact on his person. However, in the process, Connor's coordinates were leaked. Now, Connor could only hope that Filo was not within ten kilometers of him when he destroyed the tracking artifact; otherwise, Filo might already be sneaking over...

While Connor and Dezelby were both preoccupied with their own thoughts, their group began searching the Navas Forest. Because of their terrifying experience encountering the evil spiders in the Campania Mountains, the Church Arbitrators were extremely cautious and meticulous in their search of the Navas Forest, which was more dangerous and had a greater number of magical beasts than the Campania Mountains. They dared not be negligent or careless in the slightest.

After searching for about an hour, Connor's mental energy suddenly sensed that a senior wizard apprentice scout who was leading the way at the front of the group had rushed back as if he had discovered something. After glancing at Connor, the scout quietly began to communicate telepathically with Dezelby.

Although Connor didn't know what the scout was saying to De Zerby, he immediately became alert when he saw De Zerby's expression turn serious after hearing the scout finish speaking.

A few seconds later, the scout and De Zerby ended their telepathic communication. After thinking for a moment, De Zerby nodded to the scout who was waiting for orders. The scout, having received De Zerby's signal, immediately saluted him and then hurriedly returned to continue scouting.

After the scout left, without Connor asking, De Zelby proactively transmitted his voice to Connor, saying, "My men said that about two kilometers ahead, they found some ruins and there might be something underground. However, they also found some black-blooded fox bear droppings in that area, so he didn't make a decision on his own but came to ask me whether they should continue exploring."

Upon hearing Dezerby's account, Connor immediately perked up. According to Dezerby, there should have been a ruin in that place, but it was now occupied by the magical beast Blackblood Fox Bear!

Although Connor had never seen the Blackblood Fox Bear in person, he was not unfamiliar with it because he had learned about it from ancient texts.

In terms of appearance, the Blackblood Fox Bear is similar to other bear-type magical beasts, both being extremely large and possessing extremely powerful physical talents. However, unlike other bear-type magical beasts, the Blackblood Fox Bear has black blood and a pair of pointed ears like a fox, which is why it is called the Blackblood Fox Bear.

Because of its fox-like pointed ears, many in the wizarding world believe that the Blackblood Fox Bear, a bear-like magical beast, has fox-like blood.

Although no direct evidence has been found in the Wizarding World that the Blackblood Fox Bear has fox-like magical beast blood, it is generally accepted in the Wizarding World that the Blackblood Fox Bear possesses intelligence far exceeding that of bear-like magical beasts and no less than that of fox-like magical beasts. This is one of the sources of the speculation that the Blackblood Fox Bear has fox-like magical beast blood.

Unlike the group of evil spirit spiders that Connor and his companions encountered in the Campania Mountains last time, the Blackblood Fox Bear is a solitary magical beast. However, some Blackblood Fox Bears that have found mates live with their mates and offspring. Adult Blackblood Fox Bears generally possess the strength of a level four magical beast, equivalent to the strength of a formal human wizard.

Because it possesses the powerful physique of a bear-like magical beast and the high intelligence of a fox-like magical beast, according to an incomplete statistic in the wizarding world, the probability of a first-level wizard winning against a Blackblood Fox Bear in a one-on-one situation is only 32%. This statistic is enough to illustrate the power of the Blackblood Fox Bear magical beast!

In a world like the Navas Forest, inhabited by magical beasts, they commonly use things like feces, which carry their strong individual scents, to mark the boundaries between their territories. So, finding Blackblood Fox Bear feces ahead means that if Connor and his companions don't change direction and continue forward, they will be entering the territory of one or more Blackblood Fox Bears. This behavior is very likely to be seen as an invasion by the Blackblood Fox Bears, thus incurring their wrath.

That is why the senior wizard apprentice scout sent out by Dezerby did not dare to delay after discovering the black-blooded fox bear droppings, and immediately returned to report the situation to Dezerby.

After thinking for a few seconds, Connor asked DeZelby, "You sent your men to continue scouting?"

"Yes! Now that we've discovered suspicious remains ahead, we should take a look. Blackblood Fox Bears are powerful, but they usually live alone. With so many of us, we shouldn't have any safety issues!" Dezerbi nodded, acknowledging.

Hearing Dezerby's presumptuous decision, Connor gave him a deep look, but ultimately said nothing...